PRIME Minister Srettha Thavisin was informed by the Airports of Thailand (AOT) that 20 to 30 flights are landing in Phuket everyday in August with this being over 100% increase from last year and the trend continuing during the high season, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Aug. 11).
Srettha used his vacation in Phuket to call a meeting of tourism agencies to prepare for the high season including representatives from National Police headquarters, Region 8 Police, Phuket provincial police, Tourist and Marine police plus the Navy, Provincial Governor Sophon Suwannarat and AOT.
The AOT representative told him that aside from 20 to 30 flights landing in Phuket everyday this month during the high season there will be 14,000 to 15,000 tourists arriving at the airport each day, totalling 600,000 every month, with this being over 100% increase from last year.
Meanwhile Region 8 Police said that as part of measures to facilitate tourists and prevent crime it had coordinated with consulates of several countries that have a large number of tourists visiting the island including Russia, China, India, Australia, UK and Scandinavian countries.
Moreover volunteers from many countries have been recruited to help communicate with tourists.
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